Exo_8:27 We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us.
Exo 11:1 And the LORD said unto Moses, …
Exo 11:2 Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his neighbor, and every woman of her neighbor, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.
Exo 12:35 And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses, and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment:
The Israelites let the Egyptians know that they would only travel three days into the wilderness where they would worship their God. God told the Israelites to borrow gold, silver, and clothing from the Egyptians.
Why would He do that knowing they would never return? I can imagine the uproar when after six, eight, or ten days the Israelites never returned. The pressure the Egyptians must have placed on Pharaoh would have been enormous. Was this part of God’s plan?
Was to it force Pharaoh’s hand into chasing after the Israelites so that the Egyptian army could be destroyed in the sea?
If He hadn’t done it the Egyptians would always have been a thorn in the side of the budding nation of Israel.
